Curler



PatentedNov. 13, 1923.

UNITED STATES OLIVE E. VANDAIIIABK, 01 LOS ANGIJES, OALIIEOBNIAQ CURLEE.

Appliation filed June 29, 1820. Serial No. 392,678.

T0 all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVE E. VNDAMAJRK,

e citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Curlers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to & hair curler of the type on which the hair is wound and Which are worn in the hair to eflect a curiin action.

t is the object of this invention to pro vide e curler of the above cham%er wbich embodies a cylindrica tubuar body of .tightness to compress the body of the cur1ee en outward pressure wil be exerted by the letter on the eneirciing bair.

notber object is to provide e l2ti eurier whicb embodies 2, resilient tube havin rounded ends, end which is soft end yie1 ab1e througbout so tbat it may be wom in the bair Wtb comfort and without present ing hard 01' unyieiding poxtions.

A iurther ob3ect is to provide en e'iectwe Ineens fox hoding heil wound on the tube.

(Ether objeets Wii1 appear hereinafter.

Tbe invention is iilustmted in the ae= oompenying dmwings, in whioh:

Figaro 1 is a-vieW of the cu1ler es seen in eievation;

Figuie 2 is a view illustrating the mennes of epp1ying; the curler;

F1gure 3 is a detail in cross seet1on es seen on the line 3-3 of Figure 1; B

Figures 4 and 5 axe perspeotive mews iilustmting modified orms of the invention; and

Figures 6 and 7 are views in len and side elevation of a urther modifie form of the inention. t a t 1 n een in 011 m 1nven 1011, em oy s, tubular bo y memtd er 8 formed with end wails 9 and 10 which are dome-shaped or oonvex to provide the tube With rounded terminals. iihe tube 8 and its end welis 9 and 10 are ormed of a zesilient 01 eiastic material preferably rubber or rubber comosition, whioh Will permit of the body eing contracted, bent upon itself, rolled,

or twisted; the bodyend its ends thus being which the hair to be cur1ed is adapted to be wound, such for example a.s shown in F1gure 2. eens are provided fox retain- 1ng the ha1r wound on the body which is bere shown in Figures 1 and 2 as compris mg en elastic band 11, Which band is preferabl aflxed to the tube adjacent to one end t ereof and is adapted and arranged t extend lengthwise of the tube and to be secured ad a cent to the other end thereof. ny s u1table means may be provided for astemng the outer end of the band, but the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2 18 preferred, this construction consisting in fiorming the end wa.ll 9 of the tube with 2, transverse slit 12; this s1it extending centrally of the dome-sheped well and terminat- 1ng in perforations 1d formed in the Wall portwns of the tube. The perforations 14 are arren ed en diametricaiiy 0 site sides of the tu e end are substantie y sagittnte 1n form with the sit interseeting the sinus; the lobes of the perforations extending upwerdy on opposite sides of the s1t and thus iormmg berb-like shouiders 15 adapted te engagetbe eiestic band when the letter is pos1tioned in the perforetions as shown in F1g11re 2; the e1astie being introduced into the periomtion by spreed1ng the end wa1 9 to open the slit 12 and passing the eisstio band thnough the siit.

1n the form of the invention shown in 3F1gure the eiestic band indiceted et 12 ibs Cpessed iengthwise throngh the tubular O 5 in the end Wails 9 and 1(); the band eing pessed trough iongitudinelly edined perfomtions 18 in the tubuien body as a means for enchering the band. ne end oz the band is fitted with a button 19 edapted te be engaged by the loop formed at the other end of the band so as to connect the band in suchmanner that e portion thereof Wiil extend aiong the side of the cur1er body to hold the hair wound thereon.

in the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 5 the elastic band 16 pesses through side erforations in the tube instead of through t e openings in the end wolls thereof.

in some instanoes it may be desired t0 form the fastening member integral with the tubular body which may be aecomplished, as shown in Figures6 and 7 by forming oppositely extending tongues 20 and 21 on the ends of the tubular body; the tongue 20 being formed with a hooked end portmn 8 and extended th1ough openinos 1? 22 adapted to be engaged by a. slot 23 formed in the tongue 21.

In the operation of the invention, the hen is wound upon the tubular body and the fastener is extended thereover, as shown in Figure 2, to hold the hair aainst unwind ing; the hair being prefera ly wound on the tube wth suflcient ti htness to con tract the tube so that the atter by reason of its resiliency will exert an outward pressur e on the hair thereby facilitating the curling action.

By forming the ends of the tube with the end walls 9 and 10, the ends of the tube are strengthened and at the same time given a neat and finished appearance.

If desired the tubular body may be formed with a series of perforatons 24 to aflord ventilation to the hair wound thereon and thereby prevent a sweating action.

I claim:

1 A hair curler comprising a reslientand domeshaped walls and having a slit extendng diametrcally through one of sad end walls andformed with perforations in the tubulur body with which the ends of said slit communicate, said perforations forming shoulders projecting transversely from t e opposite s1des of the ends of the slit and. a flexible fastener oarried by said tubular body adapted to be passed through sid slit to extend through sa1d perforations in position to be engaged by said shoulders.

OLIVE E. VANDAMARK. 

